Senior Payroll Officer

Senior Payroll Officer

• $120,000 - $130,000 + Super | Chatswood, NSW 2067 | 2 Days WFH & Free Parking
• Do you enjoy identifying and driving process improvements within your team?
• Manage your own pay whilst be a key team member to assist on exciting projects!

Newly created role driving payroll compliance, and optimising process improvements using iChris and UKG. Ideal for a detail-driven Senior payroll officers!

BENEFITS

• Hybrid working model – 3 days in the office, 2 from home
• Competitive above market salary package!
• Have a seat at the table, be a key team member to help identify and action process improvements
• Progress your career, the step before moving to leadership or payroll project management roles
• Opportunity to influence compliance frameworks and internal controls
• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• Onsite parking and close to public transport
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• Excellent employee benefits (shared upon application)

THE ROLE

Key responsibilities include:

• End‑to‑end fortnightly payroll processing using iChris
• Month‑end payroll accounting and reconciliations
• Responding to payroll queries and liaising with internal stakeholders
• Identifying and implementing process improvements
• Confidently challenging processes with curiosity while maintaining BAU
• Supporting payroll projects, testing, UAT and process improvement initiatives
• Working closely with HR, Finance and operational stakeholders
• Identifying opportunities to automate and streamline payroll workflows
• Award and Enterprise Agreement interpretation
• Complex payroll calculations, back pays and adjustments

THE PERSON

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Currently in a Senior Payroll Officer looking to step up your career to be more involved in Projects and process improvements
• iChris & Kronos / UKG experience highly desired
• Excellent communication skills, integrity and professionalism
• A proactive, process‑improvement mindset
• Strong understanding of Awards and Enterprise Agreements and payroll compliance
• Positive, proactive and collaborative approach
• Experience with payroll projects, implementations highly desired

If we have already spoken and you are already in my Payroll Network, please feel free to call or email me directly – otherwise, apply now.

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(AccountAbility has been specialising in payroll recruitment across the Sydney market for over 20 years. If this role isn’t quite right, please reach out to discuss other opportunities.)